The Arrival

Author: Shaun Tan

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  • : $32.99 AUD
  • : 9780734406941
  • : Lothian Children's Books
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  • : September 2006
  • : 316mm X 243mm
  • : 32.99
  • : September 2006
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Barcode 9780734406941
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Description

"Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told." -- Art Spiegelman, author of Maus   "An absolute wonder." -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis   "A magical river of strangers and their stories " -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets   "A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone   "Shaun Tan's artwork creates a fantastical, hauntingly familiar atmosphere... Strange, moving, and beautiful." -- Jon J. Muth, Caldecott Medal-winning author of Zen Shorts   "Bravo." -- Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret   "Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist

Awards

Winner of ABIA Australian Book of the Year for Older Children (8 to 14 Years) 2007 and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Picture Book of the Year 2007. Shortlisted for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Young Adult Book 2007.

Reviews

'With this haunting, wordless sequence about a lonely emigrant in a bewildering city, Tan finds in the graphic novel format an ideal outlet for his sublime imagination few will remain unaffected by this timeless stunner.' [Publishers Weekly]